Old Guns ......New Guns

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I want the colors to stay bright . The dark oil may mute them & not accent the colors.
I need to glass them first so I have time to find out what will work best.

You can always test a patch, if you don't like it, strip it back off. I used it (Tru-Oil) on the Enfield, and then I tried it on a set of custom made rosewood grips. I found that you don't want to put as many coats on checkering as you would smooth wood. The only pair of laminated grips I have came to me already finished, so I didn't add to that.

-Zorba, "The Veiled Male"
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government can't be allowed the 'moral' justification of religion."

I don't think you have to worry about dulling any of those colors! There's a little bit of extra wood on those blanks! I'd be knee deep in wood chips shaping those!!

That's good news Al.
I thought those were the final shapes.
I like a bunch less wood on my stocks. Oh boy now I get to try being a wood butcher too !
Sharpen up my wood chisels & see how creative I can get with the lumber.........at worst it will make a good fire starter !

I tend to lean towards pistols.........then I started finding long guns .........then old guns.
I guess it comes down to if it goes bang ....I will buy it !
The first thing I noticed about older guns was how simple they were made & style was a big part of the guns design.
I need to do an inventory of what I have ..........one so I know & the other is for the insurance co.
Years ago I bought an Intertec 9mm just because it looked cool. ( wasn't impressed with how it shot )
Double barrel shotguns with hammers I like too. Having one of those pointed at ya gives you a way different feeling than any pistol can. ( don't get me wrong both make ya say oh no )

I was going to just order a clip for the nylon 11 ...... then looked at the price.
Wow that made me start digging for my tub of clips.
A huge mess & a few hours later I found the tub.
Sorting through found the clip.Now the mess in in my kitchen too.
Not going to put it away again untill I know what all these fit & bag & tag them.

Unless you bought out a hair salon, those are mostly magazines. About 6 Garand clips. For reference, you use a clip to load a magazine.

left is AR, 2 in stack low left AR. 4 longer ones in rt stack are AR AK, most of the long ones are AR, looks like a couple of the short ones could be Rem 760, I think the thicker ones ar rhe bottom are M14. Far right might be a 15 round Carbine

Actually, you could start a separate thread called 'Identify this part please' and post up just about anything gun related.........There is enough experience and knowledge on this board in my opinion to identify just about anything gun related.

Still enjoying the trip of a lifetime and making the best of what I have.....

Actually, you could start a separate thread called 'Identify this part please' and post up just about anything gun related.........There is enough experience and knowledge on this board in my opinion to identify just about anything gun related.

I am trying to figure out most of this stuff.
Posting pics of all the parts I have bought would be months of posting.
When I first came to this forum I said that I am not a gunsmith just trying to put back together what I can & get rid of the rest. And get back to reloading & shooting. I bought a estate of a gunsmith so there are guns here that I have never seen .Not trying to use or BS the members here just looking for advice & getting to know people with the same interests I have.

I am trying to figure out most of this stuff.
Posting pics of all the parts I have bought would be months of posting.
When I first came to this forum I said that I am not a gunsmith just trying to put back together what I can & get rid of the rest. And get back to reloading & shooting. I bought a estate of a gunsmith so there are guns here that I have never seen .Not trying to use or BS the members here just looking for advice & getting to know people with the same interests I have.

So far you are doing quite well.

"Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching." General George S. Patton

Thanks.
What has really surprised me is how much small screws cost . Seems to me nothing at a gun supply place is less than $5
3 small screws for a 700 cost $15 plus 5 shipping. Those prices has made me look around a lot more than I normally would. I will probably have more money in these guns than they are worth but saving the old guns is worth it to me.
With each gun I try to find out when they were made too.
I have 2 Winchester 97s one was made 1904 the other was 1930.
I don't know if the 04 had a metal butt plate or a plastic same with the 30 . Does anyone know what is the proper plates to put back on them ?

I’ve had great luck with gun parts at decent prices on eBay. I’ll check on the ‘97s in a little bit unless someone gets to it first. I have a plastic one on my “watch” list on eBay I was going to buy as a spare. If it’s correct for the ‘04 I’ll send you the link.

"Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching." General George S. Patton

I’ve had great luck with gun parts at decent prices on eBay. I’ll check on the ‘97s in a little bit unless someone gets to it first. I have a plastic one on my “watch” list on eBay I was going to buy as a spare. If it’s correct for the ‘04 I’ll send you the link.

That would help a lot too. I think in my boxes of butt plates I have 1 that is plastic & 1 that is some type of pot metal .
A couple of curved brass ones too. ( I am guessing those were for the Winchester 1873 )